NMC Faculty Voice

09/16/2022

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07/28/2022

NMC Faculty and Administration Approve Three-year Contract

TRAVERSE CITY (July 27, 2022) – The unions representing faculty and faculty chairs at Northwestern Michigan College have reached an agreement on three-year contracts that increase faculty salaries by 5% this year and 2% in each of the next two years.

The agreement was ratified by members of the NMC Faculty Association and NMC Faculty Chairs Association last week. The Board of Trustees of Northwestern Michigan College approved the agreement at their meeting on Monday.

All faculty, faculty chairs, and instructional librarians will receive increases of 5 percent effective next month. Salaries will increase two percent for each of the next two years of the contract.

In addition to the across-the-board increases, faculty are eligible for a teaching incentive awarded to faculty members who teach courses in different formats like online, livestream, or hyflex. The incentive award is between $1015 and $2030 per year depending on the formats taught and faculty placement on the step plan. This incentive is not a part of the salary plan and may expire with the contract.

NMC faculty are on a step plan that increases their salary each year until they reach step 15. Newer faculty who are not at step 15 in the plan will receive a step on the plan as a part of their employment agreement. This amounts to a 3.71% increase for those faculty members.

NMC faculty have had a step plan for many years, pre-dating the vote to unionize in 2015. Most NMC staff also have salary step plans, although with fewer steps.

Including all increases – the salary increase, the step increase, and bonus – the lowest paid NMC faculty member will get up to a 12.26% raise this year (step 3) if they qualify for the maximum incentive. The highest paid NMC faculty (step 15) will get a 7.18% raise this year if they qualify for the maximum incentive.

The new contract also includes provisions for instructional librarians who joined the NMC Faculty Association earlier this year.

01/04/2021

A big win for faculty unions!

Community colleges cannot lay off faculty members and then hire adjuncts to teach their courses, the Illinois Supreme Court decided.

10/30/2020

NMC is fortunate to have a solid slate of candidates to become NMC Trustees. The NMC Faculty Association would like to share our endorsements.

Kenneth Warner: Mr. Warner’s long tenure as an instructor and administrator at the University of Michigan gives him perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing higher education in our state. We appreciate his support of faculty, his enthusiasm for NMC’s programs, and his commitment to diversity.

James Perra: Mr. Perra, a community college grad and former union firefighter, brings a newcomer’s energy to his support of our NMC community. We appreciate his advocacy for students, the arts, diversity, and a living wage.

Laura Oblinger: Ms. Oblinger is a Traverse City native and NMC alum with strong ties to business and nonprofit leaders from across the community. We appreciate her understanding of our local economy and her commitment to the NMC Foundation.

James Perra: Mr. Perra, a community college grad and former union firefighter, brings a newcomer’s energy to his support of our NMC community. We appreciate his advocacy for students, the arts, diversity, and a living wage.

Rachel Johnson (incumbent): Ms. Johnson has established herself as an engaged, curious, and passionate member of the Board of Trustees. We appreciate her dedication to learning how the institution works and her commitment to its growth.

Vincent Cornellier: Mr. Cornellier has extensive experience in secondary and postsecondary education, as well as in health care. His connection to these key constituencies, including Munson, would bring an important perspective to the board.

09/28/2020

I am working on his memorial film if anyone has pics or videos to share - send to me!

John Pahl passed away 2020-09-20 in This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Services by Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home & Cremation Services.

08/15/2020

We appreciate our community support!

TRAVERSE CITY — Northwestern Michigan College has gone from a nearly empty slate of board candidates to seven, most of whom filed just ahead of the deadline.

08/07/2020

This makes NMC an even better place to work!

04/29/2020

Exactly! Why pay more? NMC has smaller class sizes and very affordable tuition rates for high-quality general education credit. Our courses transfer to Michigan colleges and universities.

Community college as an alternative to a gap year.

04/22/2020

An open letter to the President of the United States, members of Congress, the U.S. Secretary of Education, all 50 state governors, state legislators, state education secretaries and commissioners, et al. Dear Elected Officials and...

03/31/2020

"It is time for us to reform our health care system," Bankole writes.